Technical Program News

Imagine having to look at 139,000 photos, and decide if they’re mostly of grass, trees, or hard surfaces.

That’s what a team of researchers has spent the past few months doing, as part of the project Where should all the trees go? An investigation of the impact of tree canopy cover on socio-economic status and wellbeing in LGAs (NY16005).

It follows on from the 2014 report Where are all the trees? – which created Australia’s first national baseline measurement of tree canopy cover – and will update and compare those figures for each of Australia’s 139 urban Local Government Areas. More

The nursery industry is being urged to get involved in research project which will deliver an online database to help councils and developers choose the best plants for their location, looking long-term in the face of a changing climate.

Although the project Which plant, where, when database for growing urban space (GC15002) is not directly funded by the nursery industry levy, growers are an integral part of this project and are needed for an Advisory Group, and to provide input at workshops to help set the direction of the project.

The five-year project comes under Horticulture Innovation Australia’s Green Cities co-investment fund, and will help to build capacity and facilitate the 202020 Vision goal of increasing urban green space. More